Limestone relief of a youth, from a funerary building

ca. 300 BCE

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 162

This fragmentary metope, noteworthy for the crisp detail and sensitive modeling, once decorated anelaborate grave naiskos from Taranto.

Artwork Details

Overview

Provenance

Title: Limestone relief of a youth, from a funerary building
Period: Late Classical
Date: ca. 300 BCE
Culture: Greek, South Italian, Tarentine
Medium: Limestone
Dimensions: Overall: 5 1/2 × 7 3/4 in. (14 × 19.7 cm)
Classification: Stone Sculpture
Credit Line: Purchase, Funds from various donors and Vaughn Foundation Fund Gift, 2013
Object Number: 2013.567
Curatorial Department: Greek and Roman Art

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